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Northwestern Polytechnical University vs University of California, Berkeley

On research quality in 2022–now, University of California, Berkeley ranks #32 in the world and Northwestern Polytechnical University #34, of 28,054 institutions. Northwestern Polytechnical University stands higher in 2 of the 15 fields both publish in, University of California, Berkeley in 13.

Research profiles alike: 0.56similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Northwestern Polytechnical University

China · Xi'an

World rank, 2022–now
#34
#213 all time
Works, 2022–now
24k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
20%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Ceramics and Composites, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics.

University of California, Berkeley

United States · Berkeley

World rank, 2022–now
#32
#4 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
36%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, Oceanography.

Who leads in each field?

Northwestern Polytechnical University stands higher in 2 of 15 fields, University of California, Berkeley in 13. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Northwestern Polytechnical University 213 University of California, Berkeley
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#98
  2. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#18
  3. #78Chemistry#44
  4. #31Computer Science#19
  5. —Decision Sciences#14
  6. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#26
  7. #7Engineering#109
  8. —Environmental Science#62
  9. #2Materials Science#104
  10. #26Mathematics#14
  11. —Medicine#378
  12. —Neuroscience#52
  13. #78Physics and Astronomy#20
  14. —Psychology#70
  15. —Social Sciences#38

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022–now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world’s share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Engineering3.5× 0.8×
  2. Materials Science3.2× 0.8×
  3. Computer Science2.1× 1.1×
  4. Chemical Engineering1.7× 0.9×
  5. Energy1.2× 0.7×
  6. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  7. Decision Sciences1.5× 1.4×
  8. Chemistry0.8× 0.8×
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.6×
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 0.3×
  11. Mathematics0.8× 2.1×
  12. Neuroscience0.5× 1.4×
  13. Medicine0.1× 0.3×
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.0×
  15. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 4.1×
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 0.4×
  17. Nursing0.1× 0.4×
  18. Environmental Science0.4× 1.9×
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.2× 1.3×
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.5×
  21. Health Professions0.1× 0.5×
  22. Psychology0.2× 1.1×
  23. Veterinary0.0× 0.2×
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 7.4×
  25. Social Sciences0.1× 0.9×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.1× 1.1×
Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityUniversity of California, Berkeley

Location quotient in 2022–now: the share of each side’s research in the field over the world’s share. 1× is the world’s balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Northwestern Polytechnical University leans further are at the top, University of California, Berkeley’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kNorthwestern Polytechnical University6,315 in 2025University of California, Berkeley3,352 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Northwestern Polytechnical University or University of California, Berkeley?

Northwestern Polytechnical University publishes 1.4× as much research as University of California, Berkeley in 2022–now (24k against 17k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Northwestern Polytechnical University or University of California, Berkeley?

27.7% of Northwestern Polytechnical University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.8% for University of California, Berkeley.

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